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Jas Sohi
Jas “like Jazz 🎷 music”
Education
Udacity
Udacity Data Analyst Nanodegree
Online
2015
Part of 1st ever cohort - learned Data Science from top Silicon Valley instructors
Simon Fraser University
B.B.A. in MIS, Finance, & Entrepreneurship
Burnaby, BC, Canada
2009
Graduated from one of Canada’s top universities and participated in unique TechOne program
Work Experience
Senior Data Analyst, Office Data Science (OXO)
Microsoft
Vancouver, Canada
April 2021 - Present
I’m responsible for creating, expanding, and optimizing Office data sets and data pipelines, as well as optimizing data collection and workflows used by our cross-functional Data Science team.
As an embedded data analyst, I will partner with other data scientists and product teams, to build full stack data science solutions using data from some of the world’s largest cloud apps.
Principal Consultant, Data Science
Cardinal Path
Vancouver, Canada
June 2015 - April 2021
Led a data driven segments (DDS) project to categorize millions of unknown website visitors into 8 clusters using a combination of unsupervised ML (k-means clustering) & supervised ML (Decision Trees). These segments allow the Fortune 500 client to personalize the experience (at scale) for visitors with different characteristics/behaviors. Technologies/methods : k-means clustering, decision trees, Spark (python), Databricks, Impala (SQL)
Showcased out of the box thinking to completely revamp an error-prone ETL process for one of the world’s largest music companies (combining together hundreds of Artists’ website data along with their metadata). Technologies/methods : Google Cloud Storage (buckets), BigQuery, Tableau
Other Work Experience
Supply Chain Coordinator
BuildDirect.com
Vancouver, Canada
August 2013 - November 2014
- Owner of the Smartsheet implementation for the Inventory Department (only 1 of 3 in the entire company of 200+).
- Became a product expert by designing and testing several Smartsheets to lean out inefficient email processes and encourage collaboration.
- Managed & trained 5 people on the Inventory Administration team.
- 1 of 2 Certified Supply Chain Professionals amongst the Inventory Department (20+ people).
Inventory Management Analyst
BuildDirect.com
Vancouver, Canada
May 2012 - August 2013
- Tested, pitched, and implemented a time tracking service (Toggl) throughout the entire department.
- This helped gather the data to visualize each analyst’s workload and built a strong case for us to hire more analysts and focus on our core competencies.
Inside Sales Representative
BuildDirect.com
Vancouver, Canada
October 2010 - May 2012
- Showed consistent sales growth MoM ending with a personal best of $150k in May 2012.
- 85% of my customers rated my customer service as good or excellent.
- Volunteered to design a tile layout diagram to educate customers (still being used on the site)
Senior Sales Consultant
BuildDirect.com
Vancouver, Canada
August 2008 - October 2010
- 100% on mystery shop (only 2nd out of 9 employees).
- 9 straight months of green in all metrics (activations, warranties, & accessories).
- As a key holder and senior consultant, trained new employees.
Census Enumerator
Statistics Canada
Vancouver, Canada
July 2006 - August 2006
- Contacted citizens, by phone or door-to-door, urging them to complete their Census forms.
- Learned a lot about the roadblocks to collecting high-quality data